Week 2 of 2016

1/4/16-1/10/16

This week was pretty uneventful. I returned to my job at the high school after a two week winter break, where the weather was anything but winter-like. It was good to see the students, but I was sad to leave my husband and youngest son at home during the day.  I was also sad to return to the world of pumping to bring home some nourishment for the little one.  Thankfully the pumping is going better now that I’ve resigned myself to realizing that I simply cannot produce enough milk for the little one, but giving him what I can is better for him than simply just giving him formula all of the time.  I had to have a bit of a mental breakdown while at home this weekend to realize that, but I realized it.  I need to be okay with letting someone/something help me every once in a while or I’ll get frustrated and lash out more than I should. 

Here’s the brief rundown of my week:

• Monday – no work. Last day of winter break. Clean kitchen and had my oldest vacuum the floor in little brothers room. Oldest was very excited to use the new vacuum before mom and was sure to tell me hints for my future use.
• Tuesday – back to work! I received a new schedule for one hour at work, which pleases me because I am now with one of my favored coworkers for two hours straight! It also means one less hour of math. Sadly, it also means that I have to suffer through Gatsby again. :( Oldest child had basketball practice, so I took him to the Y, checked the little one into child care and I worked out for almost an hour. It felt great to get some cardio and weight training done. I even wen 2.6 miles in 35 minutes on the treadmill! After that things went downhill though and I was a total grump while I was at home.
• Wednesday – another day at work. A pretty uneventful day at work, though I’m sure there was something that one (or more) students said that I should have written down so I can at least document the hilarity that I am witness to on a pretty much daily basis.  I went to the gym and did some cardio. Heck, I even ran stairs, which I hadn’t done since before I was pregnant with Robert. Being gone from the gym for almost a year is kind of depressing when you realize that working out helps make your day a little better and gives you some time to simply listen to music and tune out all of the responsibilities of life.
• Thursday – another typical day at work. The evening was uneventful.
• Friday – After work I rushed home so Dennis could go to donate plasma to get some cash to help us out until he gets unemployment and I get paid. He left, but found out that he arrived too late and had to turn around and come home.  I had to work, thankfully my younger sister came over after her counseling session to pick up some stuff and she was kind enough to stay at the house.  It was super helpful since the little one JUST fell asleep and I didn’t want to wake him up to go with me to work until Dennis got back into town.
• Saturday – a nice, slow morning at the Y. Just like I like it. I found out a co-worker is leaving us and that my husband will probably be helping coach Adam’s basketball league.  Their games are on Saturday and he was very frustrated at how it was being ran.  He spoke with the coach and they are talking about splitting up the kids and forming two teams as opposed to the one team they have now.  It’s a long complicated story, just know that my husband is probably going to be coaching basketball. : ) I got off work and Dennis headed off to Columbia to try and donate again, only to be met with another obstacle.  After his return home some friends came over and I got to watch my hubby enjoy himself while watching football and chatting with friends.  He even invented a new drinking game. It involved him taking a shot of the rum my sister bought him for Christmas every time he put pieces together in a puzzle.  It was a short-lived game! He was a little giggly afterward and went to bed after our friends left.
• Sunday – We were lazy and didn’t really do much today.  I finally finished up the dishes, which I had been promising to do for days.  Together we finished the puzzle on which we had been working.  Dennis watched football, I finished reading Cinder. Overall it was a good day.

Classes start on Tuesday, so I will be missing out on time with my boys, but in the end it will be worth it.  It will be one class closer to finishing my Master’s degree.  Hopefully I can find out how the who temporary certification business works out and possibly try and get a job somewhere close (or hopefully here, as I love where I work) and be a teacher. I am so frustrated with how long this process is taking because I feel that I was ill advised when I started the program and now I’m pretty much screwed in terms of finishing it.  Thankfully, I have a husband who is very understanding and supports me in my journey.  I am such a lucky girl to have him.